About Dental Partnership

The Joan’s Foundation Dental Community Partnership

Because dentists are on the front line of defense against oral cancer, and early detection saves lives!

Joan’s Foundation’s dental partners are educated in current best practices of oral cancer screening and diagnosis, so an inspection of the teeth is only part of their exams. They also check for irregular tissues that could mean the presence of oral cancer. If a site looks suspicious, they can immediately take steps for further analysis, diagnosis, and, when determined necessary, referral for tissue biopsy In addition, loan’s Foundation dental partners are working to increase awareness and educate the public about the risk factors of head, neck, and oral cancer.

CE Workshops

Presented by the Head and Neck Team Surgeons at the OSUCCC-James Workshops for Dentists and Specialists

Streamlined Patient Diagnosis and Referral to the OSUCCC-James Head and Neck Clinic

• Call 614.293.8074 to schedule an appointment. All patients are seen within 48 business hours.
• Joan’s Foundation members can send photos of suspicious findings, via the Joan’s Foundation website, for same-day analysis by a head and neck team surgeon
• Consult, via telephone, with the head and neck team surgeons regarding patient diagnosis.

Help reduce frustrating treatment bottlenecks!

Patient Referrals from the OSUCCC-James Head and Neck Clinic to Certified Dental Partners

All proceeds benefit the Joan Levy Bisesi Foundation for Head and Neck Oncology Research. Joan’s Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a public charity as described in section SO1(c)(3) of the internal Revenue Code.